Fusion Party
Fusion is a federated Australian political party formed in 2021, when the Science Party, Pirate Party, Secular Party, Vote Planet, and Climate Change Justice Party merged in response to legislation that raised the minimum party membership threshold from 500 to 1,500 members. Rather than dissolving into a single organisation, the founding parties retained a degree of autonomy as formal internal branches — Pirate Party Australia is the most active of these on democracy-reform issues specifically.
The party's platform covers a broad range of policy areas (climate, secularism, drug law reform) but includes a substantial governance-reform component: disclosure of political donations above $1,000, open access to the advice behind policy decisions, an anti-corruption commission, protections for whistleblowers and activists, a constitutional bill of rights, and lowering the voting age to 16 (while keeping the compulsory voting age at 18) alongside electoral education in high schools.
Fusion has contested federal elections in 2022 and 2025 without winning a seat, and changed its registered name to "FUSION | Planet Rescue | Whistleblower Protection | Innovation" in January 2025.
Links
- Website: fusionparty.org.au
See also
History
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2021-01-01
Formed via merger of the Science, Pirate, Secular, Vote Planet, and Climate Change Justice parties, after new AEC rules raised the minimum party membership threshold from 500 to 1,500Merger of organisations
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was formed in 2021 following the passing of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Party Registration Integrity) Bill 2021
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2025-01-01
Renamed to "FUSION | Planet Rescue | Whistleblower Protection | Innovation" after forming an alliance with the Australian Progressives and Democracy FirstParty rebrand following a new alliance
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Fusion underwent a name change to FUSION | Planet Rescue | Whistleblower Protection | Innovation in January 2025.
Month-only date estimate ("January 2025" per source). AEC approved the name change 16 January 2025 (per earlier web-search corroboration of the AEC's own Statement of Reasons). The party contested the 2025 federal election under this ballot name, fielding 24 candidates.
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